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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1908
Page
6
The M. A. Abbott Concrete Company closed a contract Monday with E. Maier for the construction of his two story business block. Work to begin as soon as the weather permits. Chrisney Sun. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are advertised as the best for constipation and sick headache, sold by T. C. Basye.
A Calhoun fire between twelve and one o clock Wednesday destroyed the courthouse and many county records. The vault remained sealed, while upstairs the circuit court docket, law books, an organ, Masonic regalia, and paraphenalia burned. Sheriff, County Judge, and County Attorney records were also destroyed.
With one more bond of ten dollars, the Dale debt for Rock Street will be paid. Elijah Heady sues Southern Railway for twenty thousand in Warrick circuit court next term. A new town ordinance regulates fresh meat sales. Dale Tobacco Warehouse Co. files of incorporation show five thousand dollars capital stock with listed directors. Birth announced at Mt Vernon TfL a ten pound boy to Mr and Mrs Harry L Bates. John Wahl Jr moves into a new house praised as a town improvement. Town board held session on street light bids and care costs. Local ad urges Kodol for Dyspepsia by T C Basye.
Jasper Herald notes Evansville Business Men's association tour through town on Friday Jan 17 to inspect Vanderburgh county business leaders. Jasper merchants skeptical of value and urge longer visits through Boonville Huntingburg Jasper to boost regional trade. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised for safety and effectiveness.
An advertisement touts Kodol as a natural digestive remedy for dyspepsia and stomach troubles sold by T. C. Busye. The passage then shifts to Mme de Boigne’s memoirs recalling 1816 English social life and a Duke of Devonshire remark about waltzing at balls, influencing ladies to dance and a duchess’s reaction.
A San Francisco Chronicle snippet uses a father and son aboard the Oakland boat to riff on simoons and honeymoons with quips about hot air and travel hardship. The piece shifts to a product plug for DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve sold by T. C. Basye.
A party of automobilists touring Virginia detours home after an auto accident and asks a tipster for directions. An old man guides them to continue down the road until two forks appear. They should take the left fork and proceed to the former site of the post office.
A foreign man is greeted by the smart set who plan to shape him into a lion through distinction. They find him too small, so they switch to making a monkey of him. The world survives and the joke adds to the gaiety of nations, per Puck.
A report notes an amateur sportsman involved in a fatal shooting of a friend making a grim quip about deer. The exchange highlights grim irony as investigators process the case and the victim’s family awaits details.
In a sharp exchange, Wise objects to a long pause in remarks while Doubley-Well defends free opinion. Wise counters that many voices hold a right to speak yet may ignore potential wrongs, reflecting a public clash in the Indianapolis News.
A humorous snippet shows a traveler waiting four hours for a train and a porter encouraging patience. The porter urges the traveler to stay put as the arrival may still come.
A terse aphorism from L'Enclos notes that indiscretion, malice, rashness and falsehood feed into one another. The remark frames a loop where poor judgment begets harm, fueling further missteps and deceit.
The undersigned trustee of Harrison township will at his residence near St. Meinrad each Saturday except the last in each month when in St. Meinrad. He will also transact township business on any other day when not engaged. Joseph F. Vaal 7 Trustee Harrison fp.
The trustee F W Doda of Luce township Indiana announces weekly meetings in Richland City on Mondays and Saturdays and in Eureka on Wednesdays for township business. The undersigned also names Robert F Nourse as administrator of the estate of Joseph W Nourse deceased in Spencer County Indiana.
The undersigned has qualified as executor of the last will and testament of Paul Kremer, deceased, of Spencer County Indiana. The estate is alleged to be solvent. John Hess, Executor. Reinhard and Stevenson, Attorneys for Executor.
Train departures from Rockport list No 41 7 15 a m No 43 2 15 p m except Sunday No 45 6 00 p m No 47 6 30 p m Sunday only Arrivals No 40 10 35 a m No 42 4 80 p m except Sunday No 44 9 52 p m Connections to St Louis French Lick West Baden and points west. Helmbock local ticket agent.
A terse reflection notes that aging makes trimming a Christmas tree less enjoyable and suggests accepting change before the new year arrives.
In a contemplation of Port Royal the piece notes how church history shows opposing yet complementary forces. It cites Puritan and Catholic streams, plus Jesuit and Port Royal tensions, as evidence that divergence is inevitable and necessary for the church to be rightly formed.
Six large yams arrived from the West Indies showing the true size of giant tubers. Yams, often 30 pounds or more and three feet long, are common in the tropics where they thrive. They resemble ordinary potatoes but are much larger and starch rich. Boiled yams boast a pleasant flavor.
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